Self-Education

"Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert" (joshuagilbert) 09/03/2014 at 13:34 • Filed to: No judgment here

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This is how I'm going to try and teach myself stick. Still haven't figured out what I can substitute for a clutch pedal though. If you haven't figured it out I'm in an automatic car with an upside down flashlight inside the cup holder.

Party-vi > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 09/03/2014 at 13:36

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Use the brake pedal - it'll simulate your terrible and jerky shifts :3

Mathias Rios > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 09/03/2014 at 13:37

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Buy a 500 dollar shit box manual car and hoon it until it begs for mercy. That's how I learned how to drive stick.

macanamera > Mathias Rios 09/03/2014 at 13:39

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^Correct. That poor Toyota pickup...

macanamera > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 09/03/2014 at 13:39

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This is not a great idea.

yamahog > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 09/03/2014 at 13:40

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Use a giant sponge taped to the floor:

Dsscats > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 09/03/2014 at 13:44

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This really won't help you at all. If you have the basic idea down, you just need to get behind the wheel.

yamahog > macanamera 09/03/2014 at 13:57

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Look, some of us are trying to get people to tape sponges to the floor. Don't ruin it.

zeontestpilot > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 09/03/2014 at 14:25

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As a fellow Josh, just pretend. I've tried driving a stick a couple of times. The hardest part is getting into first and going forward. The rest is easy.

FYI, I use a pop bottle in the cup holder, :).

IHopeMyNameTastesLikeSardinesToTheseBitches > Mathias Rios 09/03/2014 at 14:57

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This. Your setup won't help you learn to drive stick. Nothing works better than learning in a real car.

Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert > zeontestpilot 09/03/2014 at 15:22

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"as a fellow josh"

I salute you, brother.

Anyway yeah, way ahead of you. Us. We.

Just retired a bottle of Perrier.

zeontestpilot > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 09/03/2014 at 15:35

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Have you ever driven stick before?

If I'm pretending, I usually pretend with the clutch, not the shifter. The clutch is more difficult I thought. You can't come to a complete stop without the car turning off. So at lights, you leave the clutch in. And you have to keep your eye on the rpms (if you can't hear the engine that is).

I'm eagerly waiting to get my first car paid off, so I can get a 2nd car that is a stick, :).

XJDano > yamahog 09/03/2014 at 17:00

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some coworkers convinced a new guy that putting enough tape with sticky side out will reduce dust fibers at construction site and had him swinging it around like a racket. We're assholes.

XJDano > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 09/03/2014 at 17:06

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I applaud your effort, but driving a stick is more of a feeling. But once you get it, you don't forget it.